Mounting for dolls&#39; eyes and the like



Nov.. 26, 1929. N. PAGANELLO MOUNTING FOR DOLLS EYES AND THE LIKE FiledNOV. 15, 1927 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS Patented Nov. 26, 1929 UNETEQ STATESNUNZIO PAGANELLO, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK MOUNTING FOR DOLLS AND THE LIKEApplication filed. November 15, 1927.

This invention relates to a mounting for dolls eyes and the like andmore particularly to means for adjusting the eyes with respect to thesockets in the dolls head.

One object of my invention is to provide means for adjusting themounting as a whole vertically in the head, which means permits themounting to be adjusted laterally and moved in an arc.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for moving each eyehorizontally and longitudinally on its axis and securing it in positionthereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for seperatelyrotating each eye on its axis, which means also permits the eye to bemoved in a planehorizontal to its axis and locked in position thereon.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a mounting having meansfor yieldingly holding the eyes in position adjacent the sockets in thehead.

Another object of the'invention is to provide certain improvements inthe form, construction and arrangement of the several parts whereby theabove named and other objects may effectively be attained.

A practical embodiment ofmy invention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a vertical section through the headlooking toward the front showing ,my improved mounting applied thereto;

Fig. 2 represents a vertical section taken in the plane of the line IIIIof Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section taken in the plane of the lineIII-HI of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. at represents a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken inthe plane of the line IV-IV of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thearrows.

The mounting comprises a vertically disposed member denoted by 1provided with ears 2, 8 extending outwardly therefrom and a member 4disposed substantially in a horizontal position and at right an les tothe member 1. The ears 2, 3 each previded Serial No. 233,489.

with a slot 5, in which rests a horizontal shaft 6. This shaft 6 isengaged by a coil spring 7 which is housed between the ears 2, 3 and themember 1 and a yoke 8 which straddles the spring 7 and shaft 6. The yoke8 is secured to the member 1 by means of tongues 9 arranged to enterslots 10 in the member and be bent to lie flat against'the face of themember adjacent the dolls head 11.

ends will impinge against the member 1 and clamp the same firmly to thedolls head 11.

By releasing the set screws 16, 17 the member 1 may be adjustedvertically, as well as permitted a slight lateral movement or an arcuatemovement in the strap 12, after which the member is again secured insuch adjusted position by tightening the set screws 16, 17 in the strap12.

Arms 18, 19 depend from the shaft 6, adjacent the ears 2, 3 of themember 1, and prevent longitudinal movement of the shaft in the slots inthe ears. The depending arms 18, 19 are brought together at their lowerends and acounter-balance 20. affixed thereto.

its spool by means of arms 26, 27 which may be secured to the eyeball orformed integral therewith. The arms 26, 27 extend around the remainderof the exterior periphery of its spool and terminate in outwardlyprojectone of which lugs is screw threaded,

while the other lug is arranged to receive a screw 28 having an enlargedhead 29, which screw engages the threaded lug. By moving the screw inthe lugs the arms may be drawn together or spread apart so as to lock orrelease the eyeball from its spool. By releasing the screw'in the lugsof the arms 26, 27, the eyeball may be adjusted arcuately on its spool aslight distance in a horizontal plane and also rotated in a verticalplane on the spool.

Each eyeball 25 is provided with an eyelid 30 having lashes 31 ailixedthereto by cement, or other similar means, which eyelid is secured tothe semi-spherical eyeball 25 by means of lugs 32 arranged to enterslots 33 in the eyeball and be bent against the interior wall thereof.

1 The eyeballs are each located on the shaft sot-hat they will registerwith their respective sockets 34 in the head 11 and from the foregoingit will be seen that the eyeballs will be yieldingly held adjacent thesockets and may be separately adjusted in a lateral as well as anarcuate direction with respect to each other and their sockets. Botheyes may also be adjusted vertically, laterally, or

arcuately as a unit, by the movement of the member 1 in the strap 12.

In order to limit the rocking movement of the shaft in the slot 5 of theears 2, 3, the member 4 is extended outwardly in a sub stantiallyhorizontal direction so as to form a stop which will be engaged by thedepending arms 18, 19 when the shaft 6 is rocked, as shown in dottedoutline in Fig. 2.

It is obvious that various changes may be resorted to in the form,construction and ar rangement of the several parts without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention; and hence, I do not intend tobe limited to the details herein shown and described, except as they maybe included in the claims.

What I claim is 1. A mounting for dolls eyes and the like comprising, amember provided with a pair of eye balls disposed to rock therein, ahorizontally arranged strap fixed on the inside of the front wall of thedolls head and having a portion spaced therefrom for receiving saidmember between the strap and the dolls head, and an element carried bysaid strap for frictionally engaging and securing the member inposition.

2. A mounting for dolls eyes and the like comprising, a member providedwith a pair 7 of eye balls disposed to rock therein, a horizo-ntallyarranged strap fixed on the inside f the front wall of the dolls headand having a portion spaced therefrom for receiving said member betweenthe strap and the dolls head,

said spaced portion of the strap being arranged to permit vertical andlateral adjustment of the member therein, and an element ception of saidmember between the strap and I the dolls head, and an element carried bysaid strap for frictionally engaging and securing the member inposition.

4. A mounting for dolls eyes and the like comprising, a member providedwith a pair of eye balls disposed to rock therein, a horizontallyarranged strap fixed in the dolls head and having a recess therein forthe reception of said member'between the strap and the dolls head, saidrecess being arranged to permit vertical and lateral adjustment of themember therein, and an element carried by the strap for frictionallyengaging and securing the member in position.

5. A mounting for dolls eyes and the like comprising, a memberadjustably secured in the dolls head, said member having a vertically.disposed portion and provided at its lower end with outwardly extendedears, longitudinal slots in said ears, a rock shaft mounted in saidslots, ayoke fixed to said 'member to form a closed compartment be tweenthe ears, a resilient means located in said compartment and interposedbetween said yoke and shaft for yieldingly holding the shaft on themember, and eyeballs attached to said shaft.

6. A mount-ing for dolls eyes and the like comprising, amemberadjustably securedin the dolls head, a rock shaft disposed in saidmember, spools located at opposite ends of said shaft and arranged to beadjusted longitudinally thereon, a semi-spherical eye ball shell mountedon each of said spools in position to be rotated thereon, and meanscarried by said shells for clamping them against movement on the spool.

7 A mounting for dolls eyes and the like comprising, a member.adjustably secured in the dolls head, a rock shaft disposed in saidmember, spools located at opposite ends of said shaft and arranged to beadjusted longitudinally thereon, a semi-spherical eye ball shell mountedon each of said spools in position to be rotated thereon, each of saidshells being provided with arms arranged to embrace its spool, and meansengaging said arms for clamping the shell to its spool.

8. A mounting for dolls eyes and the like comprising, a memberadjustably secured in the dollshead, a rock shaft disposed in saidmember, spools located at opposite ends of said shaft and arranged to beadjusted longitudinally thereon, a semi-spherical eye ball shell mountedon each of said spools in poshells being provided with arms arranged toembrace its spool, the upper portion of each shell having a plurality ofslots, an eyelid segment having lashes secured thereon, said segmentbeing provided With a series of lugs arranged to enter said slots in theshell to secure the segment in position on the shell, and means engagingsaid arms for clamping the shell to its spool.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name this 11th day of November, 1927.

NUNZIO PAGANELLO.

